Privacy & Governance

Congress Narrowed the GUARD Act, But Serious Problems Remain

Following criticism, lawmakers have narrowed the GUARD Act, a bill aimed at restricting minors’ access to certain AI systems. The…

Free Signal Guide

EFF friend Guy Kawasaki* has written a book: Everybody Has Something to Hide: Why and How to Use Signal to Preserve Your Privacy,…

Milestone 1.0.0 Release of APK Downloader `apkeep` Powers Research on Android Apps

Last week, we released apkeep version 1.0.0, the latest edition of our command-line Android package downloading software. Rather t…

👎 California's Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Social Media Ban | EFFector 38.9

We'd all like the internet to be a better place—for kids and adults alike. But in the name of online safety, governments around th…

The SECURE Data Act is Not a Serious Piece of Privacy Legislation

The federal SECURE Data Act is not a serious consumer privacy bill, and its provisions—if enacted—would be a retreat from already…

Proofpoint Establishes Innovation Precedent for Source-Agnostic Modern Enterprise Investigations

AI and the New Threat Landscape | Sumit Dhawan with NightDragon | RSAC 2026

EFF and 18 Organizations Urge UK Policymakers to Prioritize Addressing the Roots of Online Harm

EFF joins 18 organizations in writing a letter to UK policymakers urging them to address the root causes of online harm—rather tha…

Shut Down Turnkey Totalitarianism

UPDATE: EFF's spring membership drive ends this week! Join us today to support privacy and free expression for all. William Binney…

EFF Submission to UK Consultation on Digital ID

Last September, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to introduce a new digital ID scheme in the count…

The Most Powerful Women Of The Channel 2026: Power 100

Getting Digital Fairness Right: EFF's Recommendations for the EU's Digital Fairness Act

Digital Fairness in the EU The next few years will be decisive for EU digital policymaking. With major laws like the Digital Servi…

A Bridge to Somewhere: How to Link Your Mastodon, Bluesky, or Other Federated Accounts

One of the central promises of open social media services is interoperability—the idea that wherever you personally decide to post…

Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect May 6th

Update, May 11, 2026: Utah has agreed to not enforce the VPN law until Sept. 3, 2026 after Aylo, the parent company of Pornhub.com…

Open Records Laws Reveal ALPRs’ Sprawling Surveillance. Now States Want to Block What the Public Sees.

Reporters, community advocates, EFF, and others have used public records laws to reveal and counteract abuse, misuse, and fraudule…

AI Security Gaps Create New MSSP Opportunity: Proofpoint

Digital Hopes, Real Power: From Connection to Collective Action

This is the fifth and final installment of a blog series reflecting on the global digital legacy of the 2011 Arab uprisings. You c…

EFF Submission to UN Report on the Role of Media in the Context of Israel’s Policies Toward Palestinians

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 recently announced a…

Former EFF Activism Director's New Book, Transaction Denied, Explores What Happens When Financial Companies Act like Censors

A U.S. citizen who teaches Persian poetry classes online is suddenly unable to receive payments or access funds when his account i…

Claude Mythos Fears Startle Japan's Financial Services Sector

The Open Social Web Needs Section 230 to Survive

If you want to overthrow Big Tech, you’ll need Section 230. The paradigm shift being built with the Open Social Web can put commun…

The GUARD Act Isn’t Targeting Dangerous AI—It’s Blocking Everyday Internet Use

Lawmakers in Congress are moving quickly on the GUARD Act, an age-gating bill restricting minors’ access to a wide range of online…

Congress Must Reject New Insufficient 702 Reauthorization Bill

Speaker Johnson has introduced a new fig leaf over the American surveillance state, the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act. I…

The Internet Still Works: SmugMug Powers Online Photography

SmugMug is a family-owned photo hosting and e-commerce platform that helps professional photographers run their businesses online.…

Act Now to Stop California’s Paternalistic and Privacy-Destroying Social Media Ban

California lawmakers are fast-tracking A.B. 1709—a sweeping bill that would ban anyone under 16 from using social media and force…

EFF Challenges Secrecy In Eastern District of Texas Patent Case

Clinic students Emily Ko and Zoe Lee at the Technology Law and Policy Clinic at the NYU School of Law were the principal authors o…

California Coastal Community Must Reject CBP's AI-Powered Surveillance Tower

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking permission from the California city of San Clemente to install an Anduril Industrie…